Healthy Eating

We love to go out in the city and finding healthy dining options isn't as hard as one may think. To help you out, we are adding a Healthy Eating category to our blog. Keep us up to date on spots you love and we will blog about them too.

One of our favorite spots for dinner is Blossom (187 9th Ave, between 21st St & 22nd St) . This vegan joint has mastered both the creative and the exotic. We love the quinoa dishes and the vegetable lasagna. The ambiance is just as great as the food, so your meat eating friends will love the spot as much as you.

We recently checked out Blossom for lunch. Though we all had a blast and the restaurant was packed, we're sticking to dinners only at this joint.

Wave Hill

There is really no reason to ever leave New York. You want more nature in your life? Check, we got it! Hop on a train or drive up to 249th St and explore Wave Hill. Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades. Its mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscapes, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world (plus they have a great gift shop!).

We packed a picnic and ate on the great benches and chairs provided (they don't want picnic blankets on the grass) but they have a restaurant on premise to dine in as well. Check out all the great programs on the events calendar. We participated in a 2-hour nature walk, which included binoculars.

Need another reason to go or just love history? Theodore Roosevelt's family rented Wave Hill during the summers of 1870 and ‘71. And, Mark Twain leased the estate from 1901-1903.

Consider becoming a member, which supports the property and get you Reciprocal admission benefits at over 230 gardens across the country.